Up until about 1900, officers of the Royal Navy received a daily tot of rum just as their Jack Tars did. The ritual at the noon daily dinner in the Officers Quarters was to toast the reigning monarch followed by a toast of the day. This ritual is still carried out. The daily toasts are…
Monday: Our ships at sea.
Tuesday: Our men.
Wednesday: Ourselves.
Thursday: A bloody war and quick promotion.
Friday: A willing soul and sea room.
Saturday: Sweethearts and wives, may they never meet.
Sunday: Absent friends and those at sea.
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